North Korea said it fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea said that the intercontinental ballistic missile it launched on…
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Ghostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
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Bank of America hit with $250M in fines and refunds for ‘double-dipping’ fees and fake accounts
By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America will reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150…
Continue Reading Thailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who…
Continue Reading Cuba calls the presence of US nuclear-powered submarine at Guantanamo Bay naval base a provocation
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Continue Reading Play, swim and eat: Europe’s largest casino resort opens its doors in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
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Continue Reading Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, issued a video apology Tuesday for hitting a photographer in the head with a baton…
Continue Reading North Korea said it fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday
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Continue Reading North Korea fires its first ICBM in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic…
Continue Reading Phoenix officials ask judge for more time in clearing downtown camp of homeless people
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix says it’s slowly clearing hundreds of people from a downtown camp of homeless people called “The Zone,” asking a judge…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has apparently behaved well enough during the first six weeks of her more than 11-year…
Continue Reading An inmate used the chain of his handcuffs to choke an Indiana sheriff’s deputy who later died at hospital, affidavit says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly…
Continue Reading An inmate used the chain of his handcuffs to choke an Indiana sheriff’s deputy who later died at hospital, affidavit says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly…
Continue Reading Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections
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Continue Reading Saints’ Kamara pleads no contest to misdemeanor in man’s beating at Las Vegas club
By KEN RITTER and MARK ANDERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest Tuesday to a…
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By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in…
Continue Reading SUV reported stolen with infant inside in Alabama may have rolled into thick brush, police say
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — Police say an SUV that was reported stolen with an infant inside in Alabama may have instead rolled into thick brush where it…
Continue Reading A 76-year-old woman has sued a Kansas hospital saying a man sexually assaulted her at the facility
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Continue Reading Scientists say they’ve found a site that marks a new chapter in Earth’s history
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Continue Reading Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a…
Continue Reading Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings
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Continue Reading Workers in Maine will get paid family and medical leave starting in 2026
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Continue Reading Utah high court scrutinizes process that sliced state’s most Democrat-heavy county into 4 districts
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Continue Reading Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president’s office dies in prison, wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Writer TALLINN, ESTONIA (AP) — A Belarusian artist who dumped manure outside an office of President Alexander…
Continue Reading California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in…
Continue Reading Hostage freed after hourslong standoff at Las Vegas Strip resort room, police say
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Continue Reading Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will fight in Saudi Arabia in October
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Continue Reading Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator’s hold
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Continue Reading Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will
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Continue Reading Turkey’s pledge of support for Sweden’s NATO entry is tied to goals on security and EU membership
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Continue Reading Pennsylvania escapee likely still in area, top state patrol official says
By Danny Freeman and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Escapee Michael Burham is likely still in the area around a northwestern Pennsylvania jail…
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Continue Reading Zelensky gets a NATO boost and rockstar’s welcome from crowds in Vilnius
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Attending a NATO summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got huge support from…
Continue Reading Zelensky gets a NATO boost and rockstar’s welcome from crowds in Vilnius
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Attending a NATO summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got huge support from…
Continue Reading A state judge ordered Kansas to stop letting transgender people change their gender marker on their driver’s licenses
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 61st New York Film Festival will kick off with Todd Haynes’ “May December,” a juicy drama…
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The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No winning ticket drawn Monday means the Powerball jackpot is an estimated $725 million ahead of…
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By Mitchell McCluskey and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. Personal Birth date: July 21,…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The number of small businesses saying they raised their prices fell in June to its lowest level since…
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By Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — With another searing heat wave blanketing parts of the United States this week, many Americans are sweating…
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and the U.S. government are urging owners of some 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving…
Continue Reading Appeals court blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline even after Congress says it can’t
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has again blocked construction on a contentious natural gas…
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Continue Reading Pilfered palm tree leads Dutch police to arrest Belgian fugitive who has 18-year sentence to serve
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police say a pilfered palm tree led them to detain a homeless man who was sentenced to 18 years in neighboring…
Continue Reading Japan’s top court says government restrictions on transgender employee’s use of restrooms illegal
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Continue Reading Family of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law taken in for questioning by police
By CNN staff (CNN) — Hong Kong police searched the family home of exiled pro-democracy activist Nathan Law on Tuesday morning, taking relatives…
Continue Reading Family of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law taken in for questioning by police
By CNN staff (CNN) — Hong Kong police searched the family home of exiled pro-democracy activist Nathan Law on Tuesday morning, taking relatives…
Continue Reading Residents evacuated as homes slide down Los Angeles County hillside following ‘significant land movement’
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen homes have been evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates, California, after the ground shifted,…
Continue Reading With player stylists and Gucci collabs, MLB eyes a fresh look with younger fans
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Continue Reading Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a monthslong inquiry, which included reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents from…
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By ALLEN G. BREED, RANDY HERSCHAFT Associated Press The apocalyptic scene is still burned into Mike Buttery’s memory 50 years later: Black smoke…
Continue Reading Leonardo DiCaprio to fund scholarships, climate education at his former elementary school
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio is bringing a scholarships and a climate education program to his…
Continue Reading Court sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are…
Continue Reading German opposition leader takes aim at migration, but largely rules out working with far right
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s conservative opposition leader says large-scale migration is one of the country’s…
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By Manveena Suri and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died in a helicopter crash in Nepal, a spokesperson for Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan…
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By Manveena Suri and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died in a helicopter crash in Nepal, a spokesperson for Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan…
Continue Reading Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at…
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By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s…
Continue Reading Vermont hit by 2nd day of floods as muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in capital city
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the…
Continue Reading Live Updates | Zelenskyy gets hero’s welcome in Lithuania’s capital as he arrives for NATO meeting
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a hero’s welcome at a concert in Lithuania’s capital where he…
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